EBF16 week old waking every 1.5 - 2 hours, is there anything I can do?

[QueenSconetta]

DD2 used to wake once or twice for a feed, but for the last couple of weeks she has been waking every 1.5 - 2 hours.

She self settles without too much of a problem (touch wood) at about 7.30pm, then pretty much wakes every 2 hours from about 11pm. I don't always feed her but do often take the pathof least resistance.

I have an older DD so can't sleep on in the morning.

Any ideas? I'm not keen to start formula and don't want to Co sleep but need to do something as I'm on my knees with exhaustion!

No advice but my 14 week EBF DS has been doing this too for the past week. I have heard of 4 month sleep regression but it never happened with my previous (bottle fed) 2 DSs. I'm exhausted and wish I had some answers

Lots of my mothers group have had this problem, both ff and ebf. I'm having slow but steady success with the No Cry Sleep Solution approach, DS 5 months made 3-4 hour blocks last night!

Also forgot to mention... DS won't take a dummy but this apparently worked for a few of the others (we took the cosleeping option, but understand that it's not for everyone)

What is the No cry sleep solution?

QueenSconetta, is there any possibility your DD has something causing her discomfort, such as silent reflux? My 12 wo DS has this, and his night and day sleep have become badly disordered as a result. I am likewise on my knees with exhaustion, as for day sleep he needs constant movement, but keeps waking up after 35 mins! For nights, he is waking very often (around 1.5 hours).

My DD did this at about 16/ 17 weeks too; she slept from 7 til 11 then woke for feeds (EBF) at 11, 1, 3 and was up for the day at 5. She did this every night for a good couple of weeks and I was just broken with the tiredness. She was still in her cot in our bedroom, and eventually I went and slept in the spare room and DP stayed in our room and tried to settle her when she woke, and would only bring her for a feed if she wouldn't settle with rocking etc, or if she got really worked up. After 3 nights of better sleep for me I felt able to carry on, and actually over the next few nights she lengthened her sleep times to 3 hours, which made a huge difference (11, 2 and 5 seemed like bliss!). I think it was some kind of sleep regression thing, and she did grow out of it without me doing anything radical. Getting some more sleep was key; is there anyone who could take her and your other DD for a while so you could catch up on sleep? Hope it passes soon!

Ah, the No Cry Sleep Solution is a book by Elizabeth Pantley - it's recommended a lot on here and I found it really great, much gentler and more achievable than some of the others I've read.

Same happening here with my 15 week DS. Also feeding every 2 hours in day time so I can only hope it's a growth spurt. Power naps for me as often as possible today and hope it passes soon!

So this afternoon when he fell asleep in.the pram instead of going home as planned I kept walking for 2 hours so he had a decent nap. Here's hoping that helps sleep tonight!

It could be that your milk supply runs down in the evening and therefore your DD is simply hungry. Is there any way that you could have a few days of complete rest to build up your supply? Feed Dd often, drink loads of fluids and eat well.
Otherwise, don't completely dismiss the possibility of offering formula in the late evenings. If you're desperate for sleep, that may be your answer.